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CBI Widens Rath Murder Probe With Delhi Raids, Jharkhand Vehicle Trail

Investigators are pursuing organisers across states after a reported confession about the car's movement.

Overview

  • The CBI, which searched homes in Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar early Saturday with the Delhi Police Special Cell, did not find the wanted person and left a notice for his father.
  • Investigators say a four-wheeler used to block the target was sourced from Jharkhand and re-plated with a number tied to the Siliguri RTO before the May 6 shooting in Madhyamgram.
  • Arrested suspect Mayank Raj Mishra allegedly confessed he drove the car to Barasat, swapped plates at an abandoned spot, took Rs 1 lakh for the job, then went to Buxar where he was caught.
  • Three men — Mishra and Vicky Maurya from Buxar and Raj Singh from Ballia — are in custody on remand until May 24 as the CBI works to map the wider network.
  • In Ballia, a CBI team questioned Raj Singh’s family and seized documents and shop CCTV the family says support his alibi, while separate financial checks review bank and postal accounts and a withdrawal near Rs 15 lakh.